Tom Cotton is a United States Senator from Arkansas. Tom’s committees include the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, where he serves on the Energy and Public
Lands subcommittees, the Armed Services Committee, where he serves on Airland,
Cybersecurity, and Strategic Forces subcommittees, the Intelligence Committee, where
he serves as the chairman, and the Joint Economic Committee.
Tom is the third-ranking member in the Senate Republican leadership as Chairman of
the Senate Republican Conference.
Tom grew up on his family’s cattle farm in Yell County. He graduated from Dardanelle
High School, Harvard, and Harvard Law School. After a clerkship with the U.S. Court of
Appeals and private law practice, Tom left the law because of the September 11th
attacks. Tom served nearly five years on active duty in the United States Army as an
Infantry Officer.
Tom served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne and in Afghanistan with a Provincial
Reconstruction Team. Between his two combat tours, Tom served with The Old Guard at
Arlington National Cemetery. Tom’s military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal,
Combat Infantryman Badge, and Ranger Tab.
Between the Army and the Senate, Tom worked for McKinsey & Co. and served one
term in the House of Representatives.
